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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4889 on 28/08/1941
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 818 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 918   09/11/1946
British Railways 60918   31/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1867
To Service Mon 28/08/1941 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 08/10/1962 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 21 yrs, 1 mth , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 17/10/1962 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 17/10/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 28/08/1941
     Withdrawn on 08/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 08/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
28/08/1941 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3158)
01/06/1943 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3034)
09/11/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3309)
31/12/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3115)
22/09/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29479)
11/01/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29439)
14/08/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
11/03/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 28/04/1943 01/06/1943 35 days General Boiler number 3034 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 31/03/1945 26/05/1945 57 days General    
Doncaster Works 28/10/1946 09/11/1946 13 days General Boiler number 3309 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 918
 
Darlington Works 11/11/1948 31/12/1948 51 days General Boiler number 3115 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60918
 
Darlington Works 06/01/1949 15/01/1949 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 24/01/1949 26/01/1949 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/01/1950 20/01/1950 19 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 21/08/1951 22/09/1951 33 days General Boiler number 29479 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 02/11/1951 21/11/1951 20 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/12/1951 08/01/1952 30 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/08/1953 10/08/1953 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 07/09/1953 08/09/1953 2 days Weighing    
Darlington Works 23/09/1953 29/10/1953 37 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 17/03/1955 19/04/1955 34 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 25/04/1955 10/05/1955 16 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 20/01/1956 24/02/1956 36 days General    
Darlington Works 06/12/1957 11/01/1958 37 days General Boiler number 29439 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 11/08/1958 14/08/1958 4 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 09/03/1959 11/03/1959 3 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 20/05/1960 01/07/1960 43 days Heavy Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1948 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during December included:-Nos. 952, 1437, 1625/41, 2378, 2970 (the last 'C.7'), 3368, 5639, 5650 (badly damaged at Jervaulx), 5693, 5759/97, 5807, 7278, 7651, 8010/37, 8155, 8292, 9792, 9892, 60510, 62732/33, 65056, 67704/05/10/19/23, 69910/33, 'Austerity' 70877, 77414/69. Locomotives ex Works during December included:-Nos. 60918/42/70, 61432, 61601/29/30/51, 62344/65, 62728/31/54, 63352, 63423, 65033, 65856, 67283, 67342, 67636/39/87, 67701, 68016 (altered bunker), 68264/75, 68436, 68696, 68745, 69102, 69794, 69842/79/89, 'Austerity' 77329. Locomotives broken up: Nos. 2390 an 3327. The two Class 'V.2's' which have hitherto been used as main line pilots, have now been replaced by Class 'A.3' Nos. 70 an 76. SLS/194902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/08/1941 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4889
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1867
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
28/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/04/1943. Dep: 01/06/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3034 (Diagram 109)
   
31/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1945. Dep: 26/05/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 818 but not taken up    
28/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1946. Dep: 09/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3309 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 918
   
11/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1948. Dep: 31/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3115 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60918
   
06/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/01/1949. Dep: 15/01/1949.    
24/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/01/1949. Dep: 26/01/1949.    
02/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/01/1950. Dep: 20/01/1950.    
21/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1951. Dep: 22/09/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29479 (Diagram 109)
   
02/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/11/1951. Dep: 21/11/1951.    
10/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/12/1951. Dep: 08/01/1952.    
10/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 10/08/1953. Dep: 10/08/1953.    
07/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 07/09/1953. Dep: 08/09/1953.    
23/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 23/09/1953. Dep: 29/10/1953.    
17/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/03/1955. Dep: 19/04/1955.    
25/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/04/1955. Dep: 10/05/1955.    
20/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/01/1956. Dep: 24/02/1956.    
06/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1957. Dep: 11/01/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29439 (Diagram 109)
   
11/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/08/1958. Dep: 14/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
09/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/03/1959. Dep: 11/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
20/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/05/1960. Dep: 01/07/1960.    
08/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60918 from York (North) (50A)    
17/10/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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